The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-07

II A pofiIon having q like purport mas
been rsceived from I. 7. Sage, general
manages OF the Georgia Pacific Rail-
way Company. In addition to the
fact Of the environment and interseo-
ton OF It's territory by water lines, 1t
sets forth that Its line for 100 miles is
confued within ihs boundaries Of the
Cooea, Cahawba and Black Warrior
coal fslds, q section devoid Of sgriCul-
tural resources and necessarily depend.
ent upon the petitioner for the dlstri-
button OF Its mineral and coal pro-
ducts. This section is spsrsely settled
and LEGAL consumption is limited. i.
Is important, therefore, that an output
sufficient to justify large operations
must find It's market at mora distant
points and that facilities be given for
placing tue products of the mines at
Memphis, Nsw Orleans, Mobile, Gal
veeton, Brunswick, Savannah, Chsrles-
ton, Augusta, Macon, Montgomery,
etc. To many OF these points coal Is
transported In the cheapest possible
msoner from mines located In Ohio,
Pennsylvania and Maryland, where
local consumption Ia very great.
Authority is therefore asked to give
rates on the product OF these mines
which will enable them 10 compete
with more distant minee. In general
they rex to be relieved from the
long and short haul section.
The Commissioners were in confer
ence two hours or more this afternoon
over the petitions for the suspension
Of the long and short haul provision,
but took q recess without having
reached a conclusion. They will ress.
semble at 3 o'clock and continue the
con ,idsraiion Of this subject.
At the afternoon session the Inter-
state Commerce Commission made the
following ruling:
At q session Of said Commission,
held al the rooms in this city of WASH
iDgton, on the 9th day OF April 1887,
the matter OF the petition OF the
Southern Railway and Steamship At
ISOLATION, application having bes n
made to tbs InterhtAte Commission,
under section Of the act OF Congress,
entitled an act to regulate commerce
by the Southern Railway and Stesm-
ship Association, an organization
composed OF the following railroad
companies, lines and SYSTEMS, and
steamship Ines operated in com ccton
Herewith, to wit: Alabama Crest
Southern Railroad, Atlantic and West
Point Railroad Company, Central
Railroad, OF Georgia, Cincinnati, New
Orleans and Texas Pacific Railroad
Company, East Tennessee, Virginia
and Georgia Railroad Company, Geor-
gis Railroad Company, Georgia Psc fio
Railway Company, Louisville and
Nashville Railroad Company's sysSem,
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis
Railway Conn any, Norfolk and West
ern Railroad Company, Port Royal and
Augusta Railway Company, Richmond
and Danville Railroad Company, Rome
Railroad Company, Savannah, Griffin
and North Alabama Railroad Com
pany, Seabosrd and Roanoke Railroad
Company, South Carolina Railway
Company, South and North Alabama
Railway line, Western railroad OF Ala
bama, Western and Atlantic Railroad
Company, Atlantic coast line system,
Baltimore, Chesapeake and Richmond
st 'amboa, Company, Boston and Sa.
vannah tesmship Company, Clyde
Steam liner, Merchants and Miners
Transportation Company, New York
and Charleston Steamship Company,
Ocesn Steamship Company and Old
Dominion Steamship Company.
Common carriers subject to the pro-
visions OF said act for authority to
charge less for longer than for shorter
distances in certain cases, that is to
say, for the transportation Of properly
from and to Boston, Providence, New
York city, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Alexandra, Va; Cincinnati, Jeffer-
sonville, Ind; Louisville, Hickman,
KY; Columbus, KY; East Cairo,
KY; Oairo,' Ill. !, Henderson, KY.
Evansville, Ind. st. Louis and points
northerly therefrom; to and from
Lynchburg, Va; Danville, Va f.;
strssburg, Va, Norfolk, Va; Ports,
mouth, Va. Paintrock, N. O.; VIII
mington, N. O.; Charleston, s. O.; Sa-
vannah, Ga; Brunswick, Ga; Au-
gusts, Ga; Columbia, s. O.; Green
wood, s. o.; Laurens, s. O.; Spar:ans-
burg, s. O.; Greenville, s. o.; An
derson, S. O.; Macon, Ga; Milledge.
vile, Ga. Athens, Ca; Gainesville,
Ga; Atlanta, Ga. Rome, Ga; Dali
ton, Ga; Cedarton, Ga; Chattanooga,
Tenn; Gadsden, Ala; Columbus,
Ga; Albany, Ga; Fort Gaines, Ga;
Euiula, Ala; opelika, Ala; West
Point, Ga; Montgomery, Ala. Selma,
Ala; Birmingham, Ala; Admission,
Ala; Mobile, Ala. New Orleans, La.
Pensacola, Fla; Fernandins, Fla. /;
Gainesville, FIa; Baldwin, Fla; CAL
lshaD, Fla Meridian, Miss. Jackson,
Miss; Vicksburg, Miss. Memphis,
Tenn; Nashville, Tenn, and points
southerly therefrom, and from and to
said last named points each with the
other 80 far as the same are situated
in different States at higher rates
than are charged from and to
the same points, to and from local
points intermediate the points last
enumerated, over the same lines, and
certain OF said railroad companies,
lines and systems having also severally
made application for like authority 80
far as said points are reached by them
respectively; aud said common car
riers having presented as reason for
granting their said application the ex.
iistence OF water and other compsti-
ton, claiming that the same cannot be
met except by maintaining the rates
here ofore established 70 and from the
eaid points which are alleged to be too
low to enable said oommon carriers to
carry on business If applied to said
local intermediate points; and further,
claiming that great disturbance Of bus
iness will occur if present traffic
arrangements and rates are immedi-
ately changed, and ii appearing to the
Com mission after investigation of
the said petition and the facts
presented in support Of 1t to
be proper case for tempo
rAry order authorizing existing rates
TO be maintained for the time being,
until the Commission can make COM
plete examination OF the matters al
legged in said petition as reasons for
relieving said common carriers from
the operation OF said section OF said
act, II Is ordered that the said appli-
cation be and the same hereby is
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